Motorola Moto X Play 32GB vs OnePlus 3

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Comparing the Motorola Moto X Play 32GB vs OnePlus 3 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 3 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Motorola Moto X Play 32GB runs at 1.7 GHz, making OnePlus 3 the better performer.


Display: Both Motorola Moto X Play 32GB and OnePlus 3 offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches, but OnePlus 3 features a Optic AMOLED display compared to Motorola Moto X Play 32GB's IPS LCD, making OnePlus 3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Motorola Moto X Play 32GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 21 MP, while OnePlus 3 offers 16 MP, making Motorola Moto X Play 32GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Motorola Moto X Play 32GB offers 5 MP, making OnePlus 3 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Motorola Moto X Play 32GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3630 mAh, while OnePlus 3 offers 3000 mAh, making Motorola Moto X Play 32GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: OnePlus 3 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Motorola Moto X Play 32GB offers 32 GB, making OnePlus 3 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Motorola Moto X Play 32GB and OnePlus 3 equally at 8.


User Rating: OnePlus 3 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Motorola Moto X Play 32GB has a rating of 4.2.

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Motorola Moto X Play 32GB
₹18,499
(Discontinued)
OnePlus 3
₹22,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

68%
75%

Release Date

14 Sep, 2015
15 Jun, 2016

Performance

Snapdragon 615
Snapdragon 820
Octa Core (upto 1.7 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
2 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
Optic AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

21 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP

Battery

3630 mAh
3000 mAh
N/A
Dash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Gorgeous display
  • Pure Android
  • Improved camera performance
  • Powerful battery
  • Stunning display
  • Fast, smooth performance
  • Consistently good cameras
  • Great battery life with Dash Charge support

Cons

  • Unimpressive design
  • Middling hardware
  • Protruding camera mandates a case
  • No expandable storage
  • Alert Slider can't be customised

User Ratings

4.2/5
(61,350 ratings)
4.4/5
(2,591 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

N/A
Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Processor

Octa core, 1.7 GHz, Cortex A53
Quad core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Adreno 530

RAM

2 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Optic AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

74.95 %
72.94 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass
Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Design

Height

148 mm
152.7 mm

Width

75 mm
74.7 mm

Thickness

10.9 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

169 grams
158 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Aluminium

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

21 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX298 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5288 x 3968 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor-R CMOS

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
No

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3630 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Dash Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB
64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
N/A

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.8 W/kg Body: 1.23 W/kg
Head: 0.784 W/kg Body: 0.581 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope